Background Information

The survey was performed under contract with Westat, using the Postsecondary Education Quick Information System (PEQIS). Westat’s Project Director was Elizabeth Farris, and the Survey Managers were Laurie Lewis and Tiffany Waits. Bernie Greene was the NCES Project Officer.

The following individuals reviewed this report:

Outside NCES
• Bruce Chaloux, Southern Regional Education Board
• Stephanie Cronen, American Institutes for Research, Education Statistics Services Institute
• Dan Goldenberg, Policy and Program Studies Service, U.S. Department of Education
• Greg Henschel, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
• Ann Hiros, Burlington County College
• Sally Johnstone, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education
• Lawrence Lanahan, American Institutes for Research, Education Statistics Services Institute
• Carolyn S. Lee, Office of Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education
• Brian Lekander, Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education

Inside NCES
• Lisa Hudson, Early Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies Division
• Tracy Hunt-White, Postsecondary Education Studies Division
• William Hussar, Early Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies Division
• Andrew Malizio, Assessment Division
• Val Plisko, Associate Commissioner, Early Childhood, International, and Crosscutting Studies Division
• Bruce Taylor, Statistical Standards Program, Office of the Deputy Commissioner